POLITICS

INAUGURAL SPEECH FOR “NEW” DEMOCRACY DAY_PRESIDENCY

President Muhammadu Buhari set a new record yesterday, failing to address Nigerians after he was sworn in for a second term. Nigerians had expected Mr. Buhari to reel off his objectives for the next four years. However, a source from the Presidency said the President will deliver his speech at the "new" Democracy day Recall that… Continue reading INAUGURAL SPEECH FOR “NEW” DEMOCRACY DAY_PRESIDENCY

ECONOMY · POLITICS

N8.9 TRILLION 2019 BUDGET: BUHARI ACCENT TO BILL

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2019 appropriations bill into law. He signed the bill Monday at some minutes past 11am in his office in Abuja.The two chambers of the National Assembly last month passed the budget at N8.916 trillion, up from N8.826 trillion submitted by Mr Buhari in December last year. The National Assembly… Continue reading N8.9 TRILLION 2019 BUDGET: BUHARI ACCENT TO BILL

SPORTS · WORLD NEWS

‘I MISS ARSENAL BECAUSE I LEFT MY HEART THERE’_WENGER

Wenger won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups after taking charge of Arsenal in 1996, becoming the north London side's longest serving and most successful manager. "I miss competition and I miss Arsenal because I left my heart in there," he explained. "I gave my life to this club for 22 years. Every… Continue reading ‘I MISS ARSENAL BECAUSE I LEFT MY HEART THERE’_WENGER

TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

MOBILE USERS PRIVACY: Tor BROWSER FOR ANDROID 8.5 RELEASED

After nine months of alpha testing, a stable release of the Tor browser for Android can now be downloaded from Google’s Play store or direct from the Project’s website. Tor’s been available in Windows, Mac and Linux versions for years, but the appearance of Tor Browser for Android 8.5 is still an important jump towards the mainstream for a browser… Continue reading MOBILE USERS PRIVACY: Tor BROWSER FOR ANDROID 8.5 RELEASED

TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

IMPROVED ROUTING SECURITY: MICROSOFT JOINS MANRS INITIATIVE

The Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) initiative, supported by the Internet Society, today announced that Microsoft has joined the program whose primary objective is to reduce the most common threats to the Internet’s routing system. Routing security is vital to the future and stability of the Internet. Last year alone, there were 12,600 routing outages or… Continue reading IMPROVED ROUTING SECURITY: MICROSOFT JOINS MANRS INITIATIVE

ENTERTAINMENT & LIFE STYLE · WORLD NEWS

WHATSAPP OUTAGE: USERS FREAK OUT GLOBALLY

Popular message service Whatsapp went down around the globe early this morning with thousands of users reporting having issues with the app. According to Downdetector which tracks outages for all kinds of digital services, WhatsApp crashed shortly after 5am this morning, with complaints spiking during the following hour. As is customary when one of the… Continue reading WHATSAPP OUTAGE: USERS FREAK OUT GLOBALLY

DISASTER

FIRE ENGULF BRT ON 3RD MAINLAND BRIDGE IN LAGOS

It was gathered that the bus, which was heading towards Iyana-Oworo, caught fire just after Adeniji Adele axis of the bridge. According to  the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASEMA, the fire started around 9:30am. Luckily no casualty has been reported at the time of filing this report .

TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

SIMPLIFIED CLOUD DATA PLATFORM: DATASTAX CONSTELLATION LAUNCHES LATER THIS YEAR

At its DataStax Accelerate user conference, DataStax, the company behind the leading database built on Apache Cassandra, announced DataStax Constellation, a cloud data platform that will simplify the development and operation of modern applications. Constellation will launch later this year with two cloud services: DataStax Apache Cassandra as a Service and DataStax Insights. DataStax Apache Cassandra… Continue reading SIMPLIFIED CLOUD DATA PLATFORM: DATASTAX CONSTELLATION LAUNCHES LATER THIS YEAR

POLITICS

EFCC INVESTIGATION: MAGU IS DOING A GOOD JOB

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said that “Alhaji Magu is doing a good job as the head of the EFCC, but he should keep the 5th columnists at arms length. He should not eat with them even with the longest spoon. Okorocha, who disclosed this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam… Continue reading EFCC INVESTIGATION: MAGU IS DOING A GOOD JOB